Comeback Road

Yesterday I did my longest ride in two years, and while it wasn’t ideal — a couple of flat tires, $110 in repairs at the 25-mile mark, problems with my powermeter, bonking hard, etc., I still had a great time. During the ride, I had time to think a bit about what I was doing and how I felt about biking.

Since starting to commute to work regularly (once or twice a week), I’ve started to get back into this whole biking thing and fall back in love with it. Yesterday’s ride was a tune-up for the Powderhorn 24, which starts Friday evening and ends Saturday evening.

I’ve been shedding weight and adding muscle since mid-June, but I’m still not where I’d like to be.

Realistically…

While we’re doing the Money Makeover, the possibility of racing regularly isn’t really there. It’s too damn expensive a habit. But I can still ride. And I will. I may never be as strong on the bike as I once was (college), but I plan to work hard to get faster again. This year, though, is going to be about getting back into the swing of things — riding regularly, maintaining my fitness in the offseason, and getting back at it as soon as the snow starts to melt.

Short Term

continue to view 2014 as my building of my base for a strong 2015

increase to 2x weekly commute

start doing calisthentics during once per week to help build muscle power (squats, burpees, monkeyfuckers, core work, etc.)